Oscars recognize Sarah Jones

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Oscars found a way to recognize Sarah Jones Sunday night. The camera assistant was killed by a train in Wayne County February 20th. She was testing a shot for the “Midnight Rider” movie, which has since stopped production.

Jones wasn’t in the Oscar’s “In Memoriam” segment, but she was recognized after Bette Midler sang “The Wind Beneath my Wings”. They placed a banner across the lower part of the screen with her name and picture.

Members of Savannah’s film community gathered to watch the Oscars at B and D Burgers downtown. Many were pleased the Academy acknowledged Jones.

“We were hoping it would come. We expected it I guess to come during the memorial part,” said Savannah actor Phillip Aultman. “And then she (Midler) sang that beautiful song and we were kind of getting a little down about it and then all of a sudden we saw that banner and we cheered. It was really nice. We were very pleased with that.”

A picture of Jones has been posted to the Oscar website. She’s number 37 out of 111 people listed in the “In Memoriam” photo gallery. An online petition to get Jones recognized at the Oscars gathered close to 62,000 signatures.